This may seem like a silly question to you. If it does, that’s great, but there are lots of kids who ask themselves the question, did I cause my parents’ divorce.

Did You Cause Your Parents’ Divorce?

Do you ever wondered if you did something to cause your parents’ divorce? Do you ever wonder if your parents would still be together if you had behaved better or kept your room cleaner or been nicer to your little sister? There is a simple answer to those questions, and the question: “Did I cause my parents’ divorce?”

H4HK FAQs are designed to answer questions kids and teens ask when facing difficult situations and circumstances in their lives.

If you are wondering if your parents’ divorce or separation is your fault, you are not alone. Most children of divorce at some point believe that their parents’ split up had something to do with them. Maybe you think if you had behaved better they would still be together. Perhaps you wonder if you weren’t involved in so many extra-curricular activities if they wouldn’t fight so much and would still be together. Maybe something happened on the day your parents told you about the split, and you’re convinced that what you did that day caused them to split up. Regardless of why you think you caused your parents’ divorce, there is one thing that you need to know for certain: